Filled my 100ml gaiwan up to 3/4 with dry leafs from the +- 10 year old wenshan baozhong and started brewing with boiling water. The first infusions was astonishing, lots of raisins and prunes going on there, very fragnant. The next infusions still preserve those deep flavours but stay clean and crisp in the mouth, only downside that it feels slightly too flat. Brewing this tea makes me feel relaxed in mind and body. This is 'only' the 10 years old... i'm curious what the older, more traditional styles will bring!

Thank you Tony for giving us the chance to try such great teas side by side

Anyone receive their package for the 2nd round?Still waiting patiently (somewhat) for my package to arrive.It's been 2 1/2 weeks since my package has left Taiwan.It spent a little time in West Virginia before headed to Chicago, where it's been since Saturday. Seems a long route to Seattle.Taiwan>W.Virginia>Chicago>hopefully Seattle!!

nw-T wrote:Anyone receive their package for the 2nd round?Still waiting patiently (somewhat) for my package to arrive.It's been 2 1/2 weeks since my package has left Taiwan.It spent a little time in West Virginia before headed to Chicago, where it's been since Saturday. Seems a long route to Seattle.Taiwan>W.Virginia>Chicago>hopefully Seattle!!

SilentChaos wrote:This is very strange. Does anyone know if something is happening in Chicago? Another person's pacakge got stuck in Chicago for 10 days now!

Not that I have heard of, but I have had a few packages in the past 5 months completely stall in Chicago for an extended time. One time it was even EMS that usually gets to me in 3 or 4 days, and it sat at Chicago customs for 14 days before it finally made its way out of there.

Brewing up the 20years nangang, it's a bit more sour than the 10 year wenshan perhaps because it hasn't been reroasted recently?Lots of raisin in the aftertaste and sour fruits in the mouth. Packed my 100ml gaiwan till the rim (Almost half of the package :p), first 4 infusions were outstanding. After that, it starts to loose its thick mouthfeel and becomes a bit flat. Going to give it a rest now and return to the session later. I don't know how some manage to spend days with such tea, I think it has 10-15 infusions at most... or I just lack tastebuds

I've only tried 10,20,'84 so far but also like the '84 the most till now. The 20y feels a bit too sour for me and while the 10y old is excellent for the first 3 infusions, it lacks depth in the later ones.

It's nice to see them side to side in a tasting set up like yours. Very curious about the high fired one and I'm quite sure I will shed away a tear when drinking the '67, it's as old as my mother!

nw-T wrote:My package is still hanging out in Chicago.It's been there since May 11th.I'm guessing it's just the laziness of the Good Ol' USPO!!

My package made its rounds around from Chicago (after being stuck for 12 days) to Boston to New Hampshire before magically reappearing today at Chicago (I live in Chicago). I'm crossing my fingers it gets delivered today ;_;